August 8, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



and -where it will not .juuiji aliuvo 4.1 de- 

 grees. Sow the seed in little patches, 

 with eighteen inches between the rows 

 and twelve to fourteen indies between 

 the putfhes. Sow suHicient seed so that 

 a stand of three plants ean be left in 

 eaeli. .\s soon as the seed f,'einiinates, 

 keep the soil seratehcd over to keep 

 weeds down and look oiil for the green 

 ■cater|»i]htrs, which have a sjicrial liking 

 for th(! foliage and will soon make; short 

 work (if the plants if not dest roved. 



Coleus and Alteniantheras. 



Tliere is no rush about putting in 

 cuttings of coleus and alternantheras, 

 unless it lie in the colder states, where, 

 even in August, low tcinperalures will 

 cause the leaves to drop. To be on the 

 aafe side, take off a Hat or two of 

 •cuttings. stan<l them in a shaded cold- 

 frame, keep them wtdl watered and few 

 will fail to root. ivxpose to full sun 

 when rooted and gi\-e glass protection 

 before tlie nights get too <-ool. 'I'liese 

 cuttings are preferable to <dd plants, as 

 the latter, particularl v the coleus. seem 

 to be lieailqiiarters toi- mealy bug if 

 this pest is to be found on the place. 

 And how nuiiiv places are there, com- 

 mercial Ml- pri\ate. whcie mcah bug is 

 unknown .' 



Gardenias. 



liardenia plants recently beiiclicd 

 Jiiust be wateicd with great caic. it 

 is not wise tc so.ak the whole beii(di ; if 

 this once gets in a sogg\- condition it 

 will mean ycdiow. sbddx- .appiSiring 

 plants. Water around each plant; let 

 the soaking of the ben(di wait a while. 

 Spray freely, particularly on hot, clear 

 days, for only thus can Idean plants he 

 assured. If your g;irdeni;i compost is 

 as it should be — that is. (juite porous, so 

 that water will pass (piickly through it 

 —there is less dangcM- of yellows than 

 where .a good deal of liiu'. loose soil h:is 

 been used to phnnt them in. 'fliere is 

 still good_ time to root a batch of cut- 

 tings. Cse a close frame for them 

 and keep constantly iiuiist. ^Vitll this 

 treattnent few shouM fail lo loot. 



Calceolarias. 



!^eed (d' the larg(^ flowered herbaceous 

 calceolarias will germinate better now 

 than would ha\e been the case a month 

 ago, and the (diances that t lie seedlings 

 will li\f rather than damp off are vast 

 ly increased. I'se pans of le;if mold and 

 sand to sow the see, Is in; water befor<' 

 scattering these (-i ihc surface, and 

 do not co\<M- :it all with soil. A cold 

 frame (U' greeniuuise fjicinn- luirth is the 

 best place to germinate calceidarias in, 

 keeping the p;ins well piolecte.l b\ 

 iia[ier fiom the sun V ra \ s. 



A Rare Specimen of Tupidanthus Calyptratus. 



A RARE FOLIAGE PLANT. 



\\ illiam llerfri( h. su[.ei)nt.Mideni ,,| 

 ^'"' "• '■■■ lluntingiiin e^tjite. at San 

 •^''"■"■". ' .-il.. h.as -ent to The b'e\ iew a 

 phoio-raph .,f ;, Inrge specimen (,r 

 ■'"'M'i'l'-ii'lliu- <-alyplraliis. wlii,|i hr iv 

 ''■'■" '" ■'- ;i "lieautiful foli.-iiii' plan! 

 '■'■"'II the Himalayas." In the photo 



-'■-■'I'll- uhici, i< li,.,v rcpioilllced. .Ml. 

 Iferli ich hini-<i If i^ ^.MMi staiidine n; 

 ''"■ "I'l-' of th.' plant or -liall we' --av 

 'I' l!ie -ide of til,, t I'ec.' 



I'eriiajis the nio-t peculiar :iihl ini.T 

 ■-""- 'liJirjicterist i.' of tile plant i<, 

 '''•■'' " '- ;il first a smnll. ,.,vct, tree 

 ■■"I'l afterw;ird a lofly climber. .\s Mr. 

 Ilertrich stati-s. •'in its nati\e home, 

 aftei- attaining the ^i/e t,f a small tree. 

 .•t climb- lai'-,. tivc trunks like a i^i 



gantii' ivy.' I'he leaves are what the 

 l)Otanists call digitate, being subdi 

 vided into linger-like leaflets, whicli 

 nuniljer from se\'en to tdevcii. These 

 leaflets, .Mr. Ilertrich says, are li\i' 

 inches wide and from fifteen to twenty 

 inches long. The ])lants are |iropa:^ated 

 from eitlier seeds or cuttings. 



CULTURE OF CANNAS. 



1 >liould like to get some information 

 in regard to the giowing ot^ caiinas, 

 with advice ;is to the liest methods (d' 

 storing in the winter .and I'mdving the 

 l)ullis for --hiiimont. If yon ca?i I'cfer 

 me 1o an i-siie id' The b'e\ ii'W. nr to 

 some book on the -iibiect. it wiilild be 

 a|>prec-i;iteil. < . II. W. 



I )o not I'hint (lilt c.'iiiiia^ iiiilil >ettled 

 w;iiiii weather li;i-; arrived. There is -lo 

 pailicul.'ir ditliciiltv in ^lowin^ thiMii 

 -iicce>>f ally . Tliex thrive lie^t !ii .-i 

 well dra iiied. i u-li :iii.l iiiui-i -oil. Well 

 dec:iV('d iiiaiiine -liollld lie t^li'i IV ii^eii 

 when picp.iiiii:^ the -liil. It' thi< i- iiaid 



111 priHiiie. ii-c bone and .1 'j, I i^eiiei.al 



com iiiiTcia I t'ert i I i /.!■! . harrow iiil^ ;t in 

 I let^ovc |ihi lit I iiLl. All uccasioiia 1 lop 

 dro^lll:^ lit' llltl.ale ot' ^mla nV l...|ie will 



encourage ^^invvtli it' t iie ground I ■' not 

 rich. If Villi a I'e ^mwing for sjonK mily 

 ;iiii| not till any tloiiil efl'ecl. place thi' 

 plant- twenty t'nin iinlie,- .•ijiiiit mi i lie 

 row-, with ;i distance ot' lliiee .11111 niie 

 iialt feet between the low-, 'n peiinit 

 horse cult iv, -it ion. They c;in be closer 

 together it' v 011 cnltiv.ate by h.'ind. Pick 

 of! all llower- .as they fade; the forma 

 I inn ot' -ml pod- wc'iken- t he pliint -. 



Keep the plant- ticely cultivated all 

 -iimmer. .\fter the tir-t fro-t. cut them 

 down to within ;i t'ew imdies of the 

 ground. I >o not lit't ;it om-e. but leave 

 for a few .Lays. Lift on a warm, sunnv 

 ilav and let the -oil ii'inain on the root-. 

 .Stoic in :i frost proot' cidlar or shed 

 where there is not much tire heat. .Any 

 place which will keep dalilitis, gladioli 

 or poi.-itoe- will do well f(jr cannas. 

 Look over the >tiiols oia'asiontilly 

 tlinm^li the winter and remove any 

 p;irt> -howing sign- uf decay. .\voii| a 

 storehoii-e which get- too dry or too 

 niiii-t. .\ii nverage winter temperature 



III' \t\ til |."i ileei'ee- will ki'Cp the rnul- 

 n icely. 



When diV idlllg t lie -Iiiiil>. dll them lip 



-11 ;is to leave one ^iiod -inL;le eye to 

 each pait. with -otlie rmit- iittached. 

 Tie tlie-e in bllliille- ;ini|. when ship 

 pint:, ii-e dry iim-- 111 |i:ick 1 hem mi, 

 Sriitt ■- .Manual. I'm -.-ile !.v The b'ev ieu, 

 riivei- the ciiltnie 'it' .■:iiMi:i- and maiiv 

 ntliei plant- :inl wniild in- nt ,:ri:it v,-ihie 

 1(1 Villi. 1 ■ W 



MYOSOTIS FOR WINTER 



\\ hat !- ' he bc-t \ a net \ nl I m -it 

 ine not t'of .-uttiiiL: tlnuU'jh tin- vviiitci.' 

 ()ue with a l;oii'; -.icin 1- w.-intiii 



.\Uo. when -hnilfl -ecd be -iiWIl t'lif ll 



winter 'rop .' 1 '. I .. .1 iV ■'*> 



SiiW 1 llr -riii- a bout till- I'lh I ut .1 111 V 



\ oil will tiiid .\lvii-oti- d i-sit i ibira till- 

 bi'-t winter blooniini: \;iriety. (iin- or 



two othei- varietie- c;|fry -iillleW hat 



laiLier -teins. -tich a- -vl\ati.;i. but do 

 not llow er lint i I -)'ri iil: . 



